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Question number: 262

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Sometimes around the age of 11 or 12 for girls and 13 or 14 for boys, a new stage of physical growth begins. At this time, the sex glands, which have shown relatively little change in earlier years, burst into increased activity. The period of sexual maturation is called ________.